Twenty years after the release of this cult classic RPG, The Chinese Room is reviving the blood-sucking series from the grave. Learn about its open-world Seattle, fast-paced combat, and rocky development history.
Editor-in-chief Matt Miller went to the Wizards of the Coast headquarters to learn about how D&D’s upcoming books will embrace the Forgotten Realms, a classic setting you might recognize from Baldur’s Gate 3.
When Eriksholm finally lays out all of its stealth puzzle pieces on the board two-thirds through the game, the entire experience sings, inviting playful and smart experimentation. I just wish I had access to all of these pieces sooner.
Like a standout freshman bursting onto the scene, College Football 25 was a pleasant surprise, but College Football 26 aptly demonstrates it wasn’t just beginner’s luck, delivering an equally impressive sophomore effort.
Exoprimal may be feature-thin, but its creative subversion of expectations impressed me and I hope others study its approach to telling a robust narrative within a multiplayer framework.
Illusion Island doesn’t overhaul the platformer genre, but its distinctive no-combat focus on simply moving through Monoth keeps the trip amusing, brisk, and gratifying.
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons has some aggravating design choices that prevent it from soaring as high as it could, but this is a respectable return for the Lee brothers.
